SUBTLE STRESEMANN

Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 116, 13 November 1923, Page 7

SUBTLE STRESEMANN

MACHfAVELIAN CUNNING

THEORY TO EXPLAIN RECENT

EVENTS,

(Eeceived 13th November, 9.30 a.m.) . LONDON, 12th November. The "Daily Telegraph's" diplomatic correspondent says: "The following is the gist of a remarkable report on the German crisis which a , fleiltral diplomat of Berliil has sent to his Govern-

ment:— . . ■ - ■ ') "The Chancellor, Dr. Stresemann, is apparently endowed with extraordinary cunning. __ Knowiiiig that both the Bavarian and Prussian extremists were equally intent on overthrowing his Government, he conceived the idea of consolidating his. own positioii by providing his opponents with ah apple of discord in the g'hape of the ex-Crown Prince's returns President E'bert and the Socialists were staggered by Stfese- , manns plan, but yielded t6 the argument that, the only safety for the Republic consisted in . splitting the Monarchists into two parties, Wilhelm in Silesia' would neutralise Rupprecht in Bavaria and vice^vefsa, for, apart from the ancient feud of the rival dynasties^ they have a personaT feud born on the battlefields. , "Wh^n Btregemahn began to fear a Bavarian attack on Berlin headed by Yon Kahrj who is the instrument of Rupprecht, he speeded Up Wilhfelm's fetilrn. When lie heard of th§ Luderi-dorfi-Hitief' move, he apprised Ruppfechtj and the; lattef upbraided Yon Kahf arid Voi^Lossow, derrtahdihg their allegiance to his claims. That was why they criished the Luderidorff-Hitler movement, which they had, iil the first instance, supported; thereby playing Stresemann's game. "JBut Stresemann's troubles are not finished. The release of Ludendorff is not reSsgUring. The ex-Crown Prince's return may react as a boomerang upon its oversubtle promoter."